NOW Outdoors: Northwoods

In the spirit of snow walkers, trappers, and Arctic explorers from the past, join us for this exclusive snowshoeing and hot tenting adventure.

For 7 days, we’ll travel across frozen lakes and deep snow through the wild Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota. Following in the footsteps of the Anishinaabe and early trappers of the region, we'll travel by snowshoe and toboggan during the day—no roads, no crowds, no backup. Each night we'll find a new place to set up the group hot-tent and fire up the wood stove for warmth, cooking, and drying gear. The hot tent creates an incredible sense of hard-earned luxury in the middle of nowhere. Temperatures can drop to -40°F, but inside the tent we can be comfortable just wearing light layers. We'll take a couple rest days to fish for monster trout, polar plunge, practice winter survival skills, or anything else that piques our interest.

There is a lot to explore along our route, and you'll likely see moose tracks, wolf trails, otter slides, and the occasional footprints from a lynx sprinting through deep powder. If we’re lucky, we’ll hear the howl of wolves in the distance before dawn.

Trip Details:

• Start: Sat, Jan 31 – Meet at 5:00 PM, lodge overnight & gear check
• Depart: Sun, Feb 1 – Hit the trail
• Return: Sat, Feb 7 – Hike out, lodge overnight
• Leave: Sun, Feb 8 – Head home

Difficulty: Challenging

Who This Is For: Experienced winter campers only. You should be comfortable camping and working in sub-zero conditions. We will be towing toboggans roughly 5 hours per day. You should be able to provide sufficient personal clothing and sleep gear as per the provided gear list. This is an expedition style trip which means we all work together as a team to help with camp tasks such as tent set up and take down, collecting water, processing firewood, etc.

AS ALWAYS >>> A gear list and details will be available upon registration via access to the event group page.

Included:

• All permits
• Lodging on the night before put-in and after take-out
• All meals on the trail (If you have special dietary restrictions, we will do the best we can to accommodate)
• Premium hot-tents, expedition toboggans, and packable stoves
• All required misc. group gear (axe and saws, med kit, kitchen kit, satellite communications, etc.)
• Zoom call trip planning check-ins

Not Included: (Rental gear including sleep systems and footwear is available if needed)

• Personal gear (clothing, sleeping bag, etc.)
• Transportation to/from the BWCA (carpooling options may be available)
• Rescue/trip insurance (recommended)
• Gratuities